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sweet ol' tune ... oh, and cool coin

 

For the longest time I thought they were singing "Caesars don't fear the reaper"

 

I listened to that song endlessly as a teenager.

Back in the days of 8-track tapes

 

this is my current favorite song, but it may be of interest to the ancient coin fan as well as classic prog rock fans. The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis, this version is live, 1972 (the song released in 1971).




lyrics are awesome!

"The Fountain Of Salmacis"


From a dense forest of tall dark pinewood,
Mount Ida rises like an island.
Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child;
Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love.

As the dawn creeps up the sky
The hunter caught sight of a doe.
In desire for conquest,
He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before.

[Hermaphroditus:]
"Where are you, my father?
Give wisdom to your son"


And as his strength began to fail
He saw a shimmering lake.
A shadow in the dark green depths
Disturbed the strange tranquility.

[Salmacis:]
"The waters are disturbed
Some creature has been stirred"


As he rushed to quench his thirst,
A fountain spring appeared before him
And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist,
A liquid voice called, "Son of gods, drink from my spring".

The water tasted strangely sweet.
Behind him the voice called again.
He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone
And as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake.

[Salmacis:]
"We shall be one
We shall be joined as one"



[Hermaphroditus:]
"Away from me cold-blooded woman
Your thirst is not mine"

[Salmacis:]
"Nothing will cause us to part
Hear me, O Gods"

Unearthly calm descended from the sky
And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged
Forever to be joined as one.

The creature crawled into the lake.
[A fading voice was heard:]
"And I beg, yes I beg that all who touch this spring
May share my fate"

[Salmacis:]
"We are the one
We are the one"

Both had given everything they had.
A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last,
Forever still beneath the lake.


a neat...and creepy .....story.




here's the best coin connection i can make, unfortunately not by best coin...





it was minted in sardis, not to far from the location of the fountain and it was likely minted during the lifetime of ovid, who wrote about the story (book 4).

 

Speaking of Genesis, chrsmat... here's another record whose grooves I wore out. Specifically, the title track of Steve Hackett's solo album. Steve was the guitar player for Genesis during their "classic" years.

This is from his solo album soon after he left Genesis. The song is wonderfully melodic, soaring, and has classical music elements... an utterly beautiful lead guitar piece. Forget speed metal, give me a soaring melodic lead any day! This song is almost as beautiful as some of David Gilmour's solos. Almost



A beautiful song deserves a beautiful coin, so here's my Corinth stater

 

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Everybody wants to rule the world. And while the Roman Empire was at its zenith...this guy did.

Trajan; 98-117 AD
Bronze; AS 27mm/10.4g
OBV: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PE Laureate Bust Draped R
REV: TR POT COS III PP Victory walking L holding shield w SQOR inscribed and palm (RIC 417, Cohen 628)

 

Hey Mat .... how 'bout some "chick-coin" tunes?!!











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This is my only "known" fake ...

 

Oh my ... I've nailed another total winner ...

=> strap-on your beer-goggles, we're goin' in!!!

 

Everything on the Stevex6 playlist today is right up my alley.

 

2001 awesome tune ...



2012 ... wow, 11 years later and they nailed it once again!!

 

Huh? ... no Train fans, eh?

... that's okay (you can't please all of the folks all of the time, right?)

I like you guys ... cheers, brothers (and sis)

 

Apparently this is the mood I'm in tonight ...

 

Nope, just a happy Train fan!